Varnish-can



(No Model.) W. H. BARBER.

VARNISH CAN;

Patented Aug. 17, 1897.

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\VILLIAM H. BARBER, OF ABILENE, KANSAS.

VARNISH-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,121, dated August17, 1897.

Application filed October 28, 1896. Serial No. 610,300. (No model.)

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Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. BARBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Abilene, in the county of Dickinson and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Varnish-Can, of which the'following is aspecification.

This invention relates to cans for containing varnish, oil, or otherliquids, and has for its object to provide, in connection with the canproper, a cup or receptacle attached thereto by a connection which willadmit of a relative sliding movement between the can and cup for givingaccess to the contents of the cup and which will also admit of the cupbeing entirely detached from the can for the purpose of filling thelatter. The can and cup are so combined and arranged that the can actsas an automatic feeder for the cup, and the liquid in the cup ismaintained at all times at the same level.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter particularly setforth, illustrated in the drawings, and embodied in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection through the can and the cup attached thereto. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse section through the same. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the cup or receptacle. Fig. 4 is a similar View ofthe upper portion of the can when inverted and in readiness to befilled. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the locking slide ordevice for connecting the can and cup.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 designates an ordinary rectangular can such as isused for containing varnish, oil, the. the same being provided at oneend and near one corner with a projecting nozzle 2 and at the same endwith a transversely-disposed bail-shaped handle For the purpose ofcarrying out the present invention this can is provided at the oppositeend with a looped handle 4, constructed for convenience from a piece ofwire, the same being f ulcrumed in a sleeve 5, secured to the can,whereby said handle is adapted to fold against the end of the can, sothat the can may stand on that end to which the handle 4 is secured.

At the nozzle end of the can and secured adjacent to the four cornersthereof are four loops 6, forming a part of the means for attaching acup or receptacle 7. This cup is also of rectangular shape andapproximately corresponds in size to the can in cross-section. The cupis provided along its longitudinal edges with horizontal flanges 9, theouter edges of which are upturned to form guides and retainers for thebottom edge of the can, the horizontal flanges forming rests or waysupon which the surrounding flange 10 on the end of the can slides.

One end wall of the cup is extended upward to the plane of the top edgesof the guides, as shown at 11, and thus forms a stop for limiting thesliding movement of the can in one direction. The opposite end of thecup has'its top edge turned inward and inclined downward, as shown at12, and when the cup is detached this inclined edge forms a scraper andnormally acts as a guard to prevent oil or varnish from spilling upontilting the can. The can is also provided along its longitudinal edgeswith extended loops 13 for the receptionof the parallel side portions ofa locking-slide 14.

The locking-slide is preferably composed of wire, a piece of which, of asuitable gage, is bent into U shape, as shown,. comprising the parallelterminal portions 15 and a connecting end-bar portion 16, upon which isful crumed a finger-hold 17, the same being preferably formed from apiece of sheet metal, which is folded to embrace the end bar 16, asshown in Figs. 1 and 5.

After the can has been filled the cup is inverted and placed over theend of the can, and the locking-slide is then placed in position. Thisis done by inserting the extremities of the parallel portions 15 throughthe loops 6 farthest from the nozzle 2, andafter passing through saidloops they enter the loops 13 of the cup, and finally they pass into andthrough the loops 6 at the nozzle end of the can. lVhen the can and cupare thus connected, one is adapted to slide relatively to the other byreason of considerable space being left between the loops 13 and theloops 6. hen the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1, this slidingmovement is sufficient to enable the brush to be inserted in the cup.After the can has been filled and inverted, as shown in Fig. 1, theliquid in the can will flow into the cup until it reaches a level in thecup coincident with the end of the nozzle 2. At this point the liquid inthe can will cease flowing into the cup, because no air can enterthrough the nozzle to dissipate the vacuum in the can, the latter beingotherwise air-tight. As the liquid is used from the can, however, andits level drops below the nozzle air will enter the can through thenozzle and allow more liquid to be discharged into the can. An automaticfeed of the liquid is thus obtained and the proper level of the liquidin the cup maintained. By removing the locking-slide the cup may beentirely detached from the can for refilling the latter.

From this description it will be seen that an article of greatconvenience to workmen is obtained which does away with the necessity ofpouring the varnish or other liquid into a'separate vessel andthereafter pouring the unused liquid back into the can. Thus labor issaved and work facilitated, and at the same time a can equipped with theattached cup will cost very little more than the ordinary can, parse.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing, any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention,what is claimed as new is V 1. Thecombination of a can for holding varnish, 850., and a cup slidinglyconnected at its open end to the nozzle end of the can to permittransverse movement of the two parts relatively to each other, thenozzle of the can projecting into the cup, and the con-- nected ends ofthe cup and can being so formed that the openv end of the cup may bewholly covered by the end of the can, or partially. uncovered when oneend is moved varnish, &c., of a cup slidingly connected to the can andhaving the nozzle of the can pro jecting therein, flanges on the cup forengaging the can, loops on the can and cup, and a I locking-slideremovably fitted'in said loops and connecting the can. and cup, substantially as described.

4:. The combination with a can for containing varnish or other liquid,of a cup detachably connected thereto,fianges on one of parts embracingthe other part, loops on both the can and cup at the opposite sidesthereof, and a locking-slide having spaced parallel portions enteringsaid loops, and a connect ing portion therefor whereby said lockingslide may be removed and replaced, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a can for, holding varnish or other liquids, ofa cup' slidingly connected thereto and having the nozzle of the canprojecting therein, loops on'the can 7 and cup at opposite sides,alocking-slide comprising spaced parallel portions for engaging saidloops and a connecting portion, and a finger-hold mounted on saidconnecting portion of the lockings'lide, substant ia lly asde-v scribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto ailixedmy signature in the presence of two, witnesses.'

W'ILLIAM H. BARBER. Witnesses:

T. E. DEWEY, A. J. YOUNG.

